Sales manager allegedly steals $120k from Rockingham car dealership

Friday, 30 October 2026 at 11:02

By Monique Welhan

PIC: File image/Vitaly Gariev

A former sales manager at a Rockingham car dealership has been charged after allegedly stealing nearly $120,000 from the business.

The man allegedly maintained 21 bank accounts that were used to receive fraudulent customer "refunds" and vehicle deposits. 

The 34-year-old is also accused of altering contracts and receipts and created fraudulent cheque requisition forms and supporting emails, enabling funds from the business to be diverted into accounts under his control.

Between November 2023 and September 2025, a total of $96,029.93 in customer deposit "refunds" from the business and a further $23,000 in customer deposits were allegedly paid into the man's accounts.

The Piara Waters man has since been charged with 83 counts of stealing as a servant and one count of possessing cannabis.

He is due to appear before the Rockingham Magistrates Court today, October 30.

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